InWEnt, Capacity Building International, Germany, acting on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, together with the Arab Water Council are implementing a series of annual International Partner Fora on water governance issues for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region, with special emphasis on Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Syria and Yemen.
The overall objectives of these International Partner Fora are twofold: At the process-level, the Partner Fora are a platform to strengthen cooperation and exchange within the MENA region at national and regional levels. At the content-level, the Partner Fora facilitate the exchange of views and ideas to identify and discuss approaches on how the application of water governance principles in the MENA region can be improved.
This year's International Partner Forum, entitled "WATER GOVERNANCE IN THE MENA REGION: POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS" took place in Jordan on June 7-11, 2009. The Forum was attended by a number of senior personalities from the region representing different disciplines and different governmental institutions, research and training organisations, the private sector and NGOs.
